Chargers teams thrive at home

Chargers Youth Football teams were at home on Saturday for the second straight week for five games against University Prep of Redding.

Below are game recaps provided by the Chargers Jr. Pee Wees, Jr. Midgets and Midget teams.

The youngest level, the Mighty Mites, won again to remain undefeated for the season. The Pee Wee squad lost by a score of 19-7.

This Saturday, the Chargers teams are at the Anderson Cubs.

Midgets

The Midgets had a great game Saturday in a 28-0 win over U-Prep. The Chargers offense and defense was led by the hard- hitting Blake Sheppard. Sheppard played with great intensity on both sides of the ball, leading his teammates.

The entire offensive line blocked very well, allowing all of our runners to gain positive yards with almost every touch of the ball. The offensive line also passed blocked well, giving Tyler O’Gorman time to hit Tyrae Bush on a 40-yard touchdown pass.

Jr. Midgets

This past Saturday, the Yreka Chargers took on the visiting U-Prep Jr. Panthers at home.

The first score of the game was a Timothy Soli run for 45 yards in the first quarter. And, with the extra point kick for two being good, the score was 8-0. U-Prep then scored in the second quarter but the extra point kick was wide left. The first half score was 8-6 in favor of Yreka.

The second half was a defensive battle, with both Yreka and U-Prep putting their best defensive squads on the field. U-Prep marched down the field in the fourth quarter, chewing up the whole fourth quarter leaving a minute left on the clock. U-Prep made it to the 12-yard-line and set up for a game winning field goal attempt. With both sides on edge, U-Prep's kick went wide left and a roar came up from the Yreka Chargers sideline and fans as the Chargers earned a 8-6 win. The Jr. Midgets are now 3-0 in league and travel to Anderson this Saturday to take on the Anderson Cubs. Standouts for the Yreka Chargers: The whole defensive side of the ball.

Jr. Pee Wees

The Yreka Charger Jr. Pee Wee football team hosted the U-Prep Panthers in Yreka this past Saturday.

The Chargers defense got off to a great start, forcing the Panthers to go three-and-out on the first drive of the game.

The Chargers took over on their own 30-yard line, but the Chargers offense struggled early on in the rain against a very good Panther defense.

At the start of the second quarter the Chargers offense, led by quarterback Anthony Roads finally started to get things moving with great blocking by the offensive line and some hard running by Anderson Croy, Payton Rodriguez, And Logan Setzer.

Page 2 of 2 - The Chargers put up the first and only touchdown in the first half with a huge 50-yard touchdown run by Nick McAuliffe, who used his speed to get to the outside. In the second half, the Panthers put together some great plays and drove the ball inside Charger territory until Anthony Roads stripped the ball from the Panther’s running back, causing a fumble recovered by Javante Thomas of the Charger defense.

With another big run by Nick McAuliffe, the Chargers were set up with first and goal on the five-yard line as Daniel Caseran went in for another Charger touchdown.

The Yreka Chargers defense played very hard with some great plays by Melissa McCloud, and Daniel Case.

Payton Rodriguez, Nelson Randolph, Zach Griffith, and Kagen Williamson also had a great game on defense.